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Royal Announcements

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So I had the pleasure of doing a North Park photoshoot with local model, Alexander Simone. I actually met Alexander through Instagram. We ended up meeting on Sunday hence the Sunday Funday title lol. I’ve shot in the North Park neighborhood a few times so when I went this time, we photographed at some of […]

Portraits

North Park Photoshoot Sunday Funday

San Diego Portrait Photographer
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So I had the pleasure of shooting a real estate headshot session with an up-and-coming real estate agent. I actually met my client through his wife. She had actually reached out to me first about a branding session for herself. I had her initial consultation and got to talking and she brought up her husband […]

Business, Personal Branding

Real Estate Headshot – Sherman

San Diego Personal Brand Photographer
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So I had the privilege of photographing this amazing family back in February for a family photoshoot. When I tell you this family came ready to slay…bay-bay…READY TO SLAY. The mom actually found me on Google (yay SEO seems to be working lol). We communicated back and forth and she told me of her awesome […]

Portraits

Family Photoshoot – All White Everything

San Diego Portrait Photographer - Family
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Happy first Thursday in March! We are finally starting to leave winter and slowly start heading into spring. In order to get ready for spring, I want to talk about how I plan to attack my spring cleaning for my business. I think spring cleaning for business is so important because it helps me stay […]

Business

Spring Cleaning for my Photography Business

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What is a day in the life of Black Queen Photography you may ask? In a previous blog post, I wrote about how I balanced my 9-to-5, my small business, and family. So I wanted to share with y’all how a day in my life goes down during the week. Wake up around 4:30 AM. […]

Business

Day in the Life of Black Queen Photography

San Diego Personal Brand Photographer
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So I had some fun this past weekend and did a thrift shop/retro photo shoot with Dacara (www.instagram.com/dacarabutmakeitvintage). This was a fun little photoshoot that I’ve had in mind for awhile. I met Dacara through Instagram and I absolutely loved her style. We decided to go to a local Goodwill for find the outfits. I […]

Creative Portraits, Portraits

Thrift Shop Retro Photo Shoot

San Diego Portrait Photographer - Black Queen Photography
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Hey guys! It’s Tcha (pronounced Shay) of Black Queen Photography. I just wanted to do a quick post where I share three fun facts about Black Queen Photography. The name Black Queen Photography has a double meaning. So I choose the name Black Queen Photography for two reasons. One is well obvious…I’m Black and I’m […]

Business, Personal Branding

Three Fun Facts About Black Queen Photography

Black Queen Photography Stamp
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With us still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I just wanted to share some things I do to protect my clients during their photography session. 1. Wear PPE. As a reminder, COVID-19 can be passed on even when a person is asymptomatic. The best practice to implement is always wearing a mask during photo shoots. I will […]

Business

How I Protect Clients During COVID-19

San Diego Portrait Photographer
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Time for another blog post and today I want to discuss how my business was and is thriving during COVID-19. It hasn’t necessarily been easy or quick, but it has been worth it. This is kind of a build on my previous post where I talk about business lessons learned in 2020. I just want […]

Business

How is my Business Thriving During COVID-19?

San Diego Portrait Photographer - Black Queen Photography
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Time for another blog post and today I want to talk about business lessons learned in 2020. 2020 has definitely been a challenging year for small businesses. There have been numerous shutdowns and a lot of people haven’t gotten the same amount of customers/clients that they had in 2019. Even though 2020 has been challenging, […]

Personal Branding, Portraits

Business Lessons Learned in 2020

San Diego Portrait Photographer - Black Queen Photography

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